out the door right now, log onto kpix.com and check out cbsn bay area. you can watch those and much more throughout the day on . good morning to you. welcome for "cbs this morning." i'm gayle king here with tony. the senate reaches a roughly $2 trillion deal overnight to help struggling americans. desperation in new york as coronavirus cases continue to skyrocket. the governor pleads for help while president trump urging america to reopen by easter. it's all hands on deck. we'll talk to medical workers coming out of retirement. plus kevin bacon tells us how he's enlisting celebrity friends to urge americans to stay home. here's today's "i'm opener."

your world in 90 seconds. >> whether we're locked in a room, washing our hands all the time, but our country has to get back to work. president trump wants businesses across america back up and running by easter sunday. >> experts claim that could be too soon. >> you have to look at a date, but you have to be re flexible on a day by day, week by week basis. the senate reaches a deal on a stimulus package. this package will be the single largest main street assistance program in the history of the united states. talks of a possible stimulus help the stock market surge 11% for its biggest one-day game since 1933. cases continue to skyrocket in new york. >> where we are today, you will be in three weeks or four weeks. we are your future. the second in line to the british throne, prince charles has tested positive for covid-19. all that -- >> are you getting a bit of cabin fever? maybe this is the time to work

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welcome. we are coming to you, as you know from the historic ed sullivan theatre, home to the late show with stephen colbert, where we normally do the show is temporarily shut down. we're here because -- >> an abundance of caution. aoc, that's not taken, is it? >> not at all. anthony is not with us at the table this morning, but, but, but, there's no need to worry. >> he's doing okay. we're going to check in with him. anthony good morning. what do you know? what's going on? >> hey, guys. i'm taking kevin bacon's advice and staying home today. now, it's -- i'm self-quarantining. i've had contact with a family member who has not tested positive, but has one of the symptoms that could be coronavirus. it's one we were talking about yesterday on the show, absence of taste, a sense of taste and smell. no other symptoms, just that

one, but, you know, with new york now being the epicenter of this thing, 26,000 cases it is, nearly half the cases in the country, you can't be too careful. so we've made the choice to be as careful as we could be. that's why i'm at home. >> you can continue rigorously testing the best cheese sandwich of all time, grilled with nay i don't. >> i'm going to be testing a lot of things, including my own patience. >> we appreciate the abundance of caution. that new symptom you talked about was something we just learned recently, when you don't have a sense of taste or smell. we appreciate it, anthony. you're missed. you have a very nice background. when people are going live, i always look to see what's behind them. very nice. >> my mother was an interior decorator. >> she trained you well. we'll check back in with you later on. we begin again with breaking news. help may soon be on the way for

an american economy sent reeling by the coronavirus. the white house and the senate have agreed to a roughly $2 trillion rescue package -- that's 12 zeros for those counting. that's the largest in american history. >> this comes as the number of coronavirus cases tops 5,000, more than 800 people have died. nancy cordes is on capitol hill, where stimulus package discussions went past midnight, but there was a breakthrough. when will this help reached everyday americans? >> reporter: as quickly as the government can get the money out the door. the treasury secretary says some of these cash payments, $1200 for individuals, $3,000 for many families can be direct deposited, but first congress has to vote. the senate plans to do that later today, and it's expected to pass overwhelmingly. >> the senate has reached a bipartisan agreement on a

historic relief package for this pandemic. >> reporter: it was the early morning announcement the entire economy had been waiting for. >> to all americans i say, help is on the way. big help and quick help. >> reporter: the massive bill is designed to bring relief to workers and businesses. hospitals and state governments, and those who have already lost their jobs, boosting unemployment insurance by $600 a week through july. >> it's crazy, but we'll by fine. >> reporter: that money will help the 40 restaurant worke ee that were forced to be laid off. >> we're in a great country. we'll go further in debt. people need help and money is the answer. >> reporter: to help other businesses, the bill contains nearly $400 billion in grants. plus another $500 billion in loans for major industries, like

the airlines. >> there's also more than $130 billion for the nation's health care providers. >> there's much more money for our hospitals, for our nurses and physicians, for our nursing homes. for our community health centers to do the job they need to do. >> reporter: and $1200 for most individuals. >> we're going to pass this legislation later today. >> things have been moving so quickly that many senators will not have a chance to read the entire bill before they vote on it. they're just going to have to trust the negotiators. then once it passes in the senate, it has to go to the house where they're hoping to pass it by something called unanimous consent which would enable them to do it without bringing all the house members back to washington, d.c., but it would require every house members to agree to that. >> let's hope they can find some agreement. every second counts. nancy, thanks very much.

let's get more to what exactly is joined. jill schlesinger joins us. $1200 for most americans, $350 billion for small businesses, expansion of unemployment insurance. is that enough? >> well, we'll see. the economists i speak to believe there would be another package that will have to be passed. as you know, for most people this is a lifeline more than anything else. we're going to have to understand just how deep this recession that we're most likely in already goes, and more importantly for how long it lasts. i lot one great feature is the extension of benefit for an extra four months, but also it included independent contractors and gig workers, people who are usually excluded from claiming unemployment benefits. that is a very big deal. >> well, this is really good news to hear. how does all this cash, jill, stimulate the economy if so many businesses are shut down?

>> i think that we should really recharacterize this. this is really not a stimulus bill. this is a lifeline. a lifeline to businesses, to individuals. some of that money will be spent, but a lot of this is simply survival mode. we know the economy is going to take a hit, so if we really think about this more as this is our lifeline in order to allow the economy to bounce back. this is not stimulative in nature. >> many people grabbing a lifeline right now. thank you very much, jill. president trump now says he wants to reopen the country for business by easter, even as health officials warn the coronavirus pandemic will continue to worsen in the u.s. easter, as you know, is just 18 days away. paula reed reports from the white house. >> easter is our timeline. >> reporter: president trump says he wants to see packed easter services in just over two weeks. >> i just thought it was a

beautiful time, it would be a beautiful time line. it was based on a certain level of weeks from the time we started. it happened to arrive actually -- we were thinking in terms of sooner. >> reporter: but dr. ahn thine fauci who returned to the stage yesterday, said not so fast. >> you with look at a date, but you have to be flexible on literally a day by way, week by week basis. >> reporter: many experts have warned against crowded spaces and aren't willing to loosen those restrictions yet. >> no one wants to tone down things when you see what's going on in a place like new york city. i think people will get the misinterpretation and you're just going to live things up. it's going to be looking at the data. >> reporter: the president's comments came just hours after governor cuomo said his state could see the coronavirus infections hit a peak in two to

three weeks. >> i don't think he's listening to the science. i think that he is operating, you know, looking at the stock market. >> reporter: the president's aggressive time line received pushback from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. liz cheney tweeted -- there will be no normally functioning economy if our hospitals are overwhelmed. that's paula reed reporting for us. we want to show you why officials say the next few weeks are so important. it took 67 days for the worldwide number of cases reported to reach 100,000, and just four days for go to 300,000. that's why there's high concern in hot spots all across the united states, including right here in new york city. that's where we find our lead national correspondent david, who joins us from -- is new york getting the help it needs from washington? >> tony, they are, but the governor says it's not enough.

you're about to sense his frustration. the governor is saying, looking federal government, you're sending, but what you're sending me isn't matching the urgency of the emergency. the governor is trying to convince the government we are the worst of where it is. here in new york, cases are doubling every three days. the white house told people yesterday, if you left new york recently to goo anywhere in the country, you should self-quarantine for 14 days, immediately. >> we remain deeply concerned about new york city and the new york metro area. >> reporter: that is because more than half of the nation's cases are bug found right here. crowded subway cars may have accelerated the spread. new york's governor says fema gave the state 400 ventilators. to that, he said this -- >> what am i going to do with 400 ventilators when i need 30,000. you pick the 26,000 people who are going to die, because you only sent 400 ventilators.

>> reporter: the governor now projects that the state will need up to 140,000 beds, with an additional 40,000 icu beds. >> i would be lying if i didn't say there's an incredible amount of stress. >> reporter: across the river in new jersey, the chief infectious disease specialist says his hospital has just ten ventilators, barely enough for now. >> if the worst is yet to come as we're expecting, it won't be. >> reporter: the mayor of los angeles says new york could be a preview of what's to come. >> we are anywhere from about 6 to 12 days behind what we are seeing in new york city. >> reporter: now to louisiana, cases are growing faster there than any other place in the world. they now have more than 1300, which per capita with us them behind new york and washington state. louisiana's governor asked the president to declare the state a major disaster area, and president trump has. the virus took the life of

acclaimed playwright terrance mcnally. he was a lung cancer survivor with copd. he died at 81. on president trump's order, 9,000 national guard members have mobilized around the u.s. troops in charleston, west virginia were delivering supplied to hospitals. back in new york, code have i 19 has infected 27-year-old nypd officer christine galgano. her case is unique. she suffers are suffers from p lupin. we spoke to her by phone. >> they're having me double up my doses of horkz, and so it's gotten through all of these symptoms quickly. the officer's more was also

diagnosed with covid-19. she's at home and not doing as well as her daughter. 177 nypd officers have tested positive. we're getting word out atlanta where the mayor says they're at capacity with the icu beds in the city. she expects some time soon they may have to start using a field hospital of sorts. a sign of the times. thank you very much, david. we learned that prince charles has tested positive for the coronavirus. officials statement confirmed the news just minutes ago form the statement says the 71-year-old heir to queen elizabeth has mild symptoms, and is self-isolating in scotland. our chief medical correspondent joins us from his new york city apartment to explain why there's been such a spike in cases across the u.s. john, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> we've always been told the spike was coming, yet when you hear the numbers, it is so

jarring. how do you explain this acceleration? >> well, you heard david talk about the subways, this is a city where people are on top of each other, very densely packed, so the virus can spread more quickly. people wondering if the virus is on surfaces, could it last foe a few days? and then there's the issue of testing. we knew there was a backlog of testing so specimens drawn maybe days ago, even a week ago might be processed today. so we have to get to where today's numbers reflects what happened in the past 24 hours, not days ago. >> john, governor cuomo has said to america, we are your future. what's happening here will happen in your communities. looking at the numbers where you sit, do you think that's accurate? >> yeah. nobody knows. it's an unpredictable virus as many viruses are. i think we have to take it seriously. maybe other places aren't as

densely packed, but there's a virus to which none of us have preexisting community. we can expect it will happen similarly elsewhere. >> i heard you talked to a researchers, who is developing a blood test for antibodies to show if people have developed an immunity. what are you hearing about that? why is this important? >> gayle, this is the singlemost thing i'm talking about now in terms of something we can do differently. florian cramer is atm sinai. he has developed a test to see if you've had the infection. the pcr test with the nasal swab, that's to find out if you have it, but we need a test to find out if people had it and perhaps are immune. those are people we could send to the front lines potentially, because they would be presumably protected. right now we're talking about this war between, do you spend all the resources to fright the

disease, or to help save the economy? you can do both and you have to do both. this could be a way to get there. very, very important, we have to ramp up. he said it's no more difficult than the usual measles, mumps and rubella test that you see done millions of times a year. i think this is the sing lesing important thing we could do that we're not doing. that raises the point that most people recover from this. >> yes. >> thousands in this country have recovered, so there is hope. >> i don't think we is say that enough. if you get it, it is survivable, you just have to do the right thing, all the preindications. people need to be reminded of that, but it is scary, toniy. ahead, the race to build news hospitals and provide enough beds for the thousands to every corner of this country.

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welcome back to "cbs this morning." i'm gayle king with tony dokoupil, and anthony mason is under self-quarantine at his new york city home out of an abundance of caution. he is okay. we'll talking to him later on. as the number of coronavirus cases continue to climb, we're hearing from emergency room staff who say they will soon run out of supplies. reena ninan of our streaming service at cbsn spoke with dr. gil january slian schmitz, the e american university of physicians. >> across hospitals, they are so desperate for supplies. what are you doing to meet the

need? >> this is our pride and joy of taking care of anyone, anywhere, any time. the situation has become really desperate to the point where most of us have maybe at best 72 hours worth of equipment left in our hospitals. some have already run out completely. and we're being forced to sort of improvise and make up equipment. i've seen people using the plastic protector shields for their kids' homework to put in as a facemask. i've seen people wearing ski goggles, halloween masks to cover up part of their face. there's not good evidence to show that what we're doing is even safe. for instance, this is a drop let mask that i have, a thin mask. pdon't get wet.hs in my face i there is not enough. this is a shield. doesn't have the level of protection that we need. this wouldn't be acceptable in any other field. if we were going to war we would send people in with guns and shields and ammunition to help them win the fight. >> she makes a good point. you can see the full interview with dr. schmitz on our

streaming service, cbsn. doctors and nurses are being called out of retirement to help their weary colleagues. medical contributor dr. tara narula talked with michele pedicone as she left her practice -- she left her practice, rather, as a respiratory therapist in seattle two years ago to teach at upstate medical university in syracuse, new york. she's now returning to the front lines. >> reporter: what is it about now that compelled you to want to reach out and come back into the work force as a health care professional? >> it's a calling on my heart. i need to help because i believe the systems are going to be overwhelmed. >> reporter: did you have discussions with your family about any safety concerns that you might have for yourselves or for them? >> as a single mom, i have discussed this with my son because i wanted to make sure that he understood everything. he has seen me out in the hospitals most of his life, taking care of other people. he said i could do it as long as i didn't get sick. which sounds like a really good deal. >> reporter: are you worried

about your own safety? >> yes. i think that's normal. i think a little apprehension, maybe a little fear and anxiety can be healthy in this situation. >> reporter: are you worried at all about bringing covid or coronavirus home to your son? >> absolutely. but i recognize that i could bring it home going to the grocery store. >> reporter: what has your family said to you about stepping up and back into the work force? have they called you a hero? >> interestingly enough, my father did call me a hero. >> reporter: how did you feel? >> okay, so i cried for an hour. and then i moved on. >> reporter: was there one moment that really made you say "i have to do this"? >> i think that one moment just came and hit me from side to side many times a day. and seeing how desperate the patients are and how desperate my co-workers are. there's no way i could just sit home and read their stories and not do something about it. >> and dr. tara narula joins us now. doctor, good morning. one of the moments for me is

when i was walking in my neighborhood and there's an electronic sign the city puts out, a callout to medical workers to return to the front lines. what's the significance of that request? what role might it play? >> reporter: it's inspiring to see how many people are stepping up. this is a strategy being used by countries around the world. it's truly an all-hands-on-deck approach. we have a finite number of health care workers, a growing number of patients, and really a dwindling supply of health care providers, either because they are quarantined, they're at home taking care of their kids, or many are getting sick. when you look at how many of them are getting infected themselves, the numbers are staggering. over 3,000 health care professionals infected in china. over 4,000 in italy. over 5,000 in spain. and you know, we talk a lot about the supply of masks and ventilators, but those are things that when we decide to we can ramp up production relatively quickly. it's not so the case with our health care providers.

it takes years and years to train doctors and nurses and other health care professionals. >> what about the health care professionals who have retired? are there concerns about their age and there may be underlying symptoms that they may have? >> reporter: absolutely. i mean, we know that about 40% of doctors and nurses are over the age of 55. as we've discussed, the older you are, the more underlying conditions you have, the more at risk you are for having a severe consequence or case of covid. that being said, we're trying to figure out where to put these retirees that might be safer. some of -- people are discussing using them in telehealth capacity now that those rules have changed. they can provide care across state lines. or in areas where they wouldn't be directly, you know, facing patients or dealing with patients. >> you know what struck me, your interview with michele pedicone when she said it's a calling on my heart. i think a lot of people in your profession feel that way. it it's a calling on my heart. that was lovely.

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at the end of the day, i'm not going to let it stop me from partying. i've been -- we've been waiting for miami spring break for a while, about two months we've had this trip planned. two, three months. we're having a good time. whatever happens, happens. >> reporter: all right. so let us show you what he's now saying on his instagram post. he says, quote, i would like to sincerely apologize for the insensitive comment i made in regards to covid-19 while on spring break, he goes on to say, "we have a responsibility to listen and follow the recommendations in our communities." look, guys, i was once young and stupid. my little sister would say i still am. he he has not sin cast the first stone -- >> yay, brady, special mommy hug to you. i bet his mom had a lot to say. i officially remove the knucklehead name when we first saw the clip. wouldn't we all like not to be judged by something stoopid, two

os, when we were 22. >> the hat backwards -- >> yeah. at least he's acknowledging it. he's apologizing, and clearly -- i accept his apology, too. i get it. i get it. we all -- we value had those moments. >> yeah. >> what else you got? >> reporter: i thought i saw tonighty in brooklyn hanging out with a cap backwards, but that might have been someone else. >> i will point out that mr. sluder, on his instagram pby ob pic he's going like this. might want to clean it up. professionalism. a tip from your friends. >> what else? >> reporter: let me tell you what else i'm looking at here. we're talking about a baseball player, and he is now getting slammed for a very controversial decision. he's a new york mets star pitcher, his name is noah snydergaard. he's expected to have elbow

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from a long day at work. now the family can sit down at the table, where everyone knows to be mindful of their manners. dinnertime has changed. our quality hasn't. reynolds wrap: foil made in the usa since 1947. this is a kpix5 news morning update. >> good morning. i'm broadcasting remotely. parking lots have been closed to the public. we're dealing with wet weather and slick surfaces out there so definitely take it easy out there if you're commuting this morning. we have had a handful of accident the. a couple still clearing 17 southbound at lexington hill and seeing slow and go from an exit. sluggish on the southbound side and 25 miles per hour.

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it's wednesday, march 25th. welcome back to cbs this morning. breaking news, the senate passes the largest relief bill in u.s. history. >> pregnant women pushed back against new bans against partners in the delivery room. >> kevin bacon tells us why he's staying home and why you should too. first, here's today's eye opener at 8:00. help may soon be on the way. the white house and senate have agreed to a roughly $2 trillion rescue package. >> some of the cash payments can be direct deposited but first congress has to vote. the senate plans to do that later today and it's expected to pass. >> i think we should really

recharacterize this. this is really not a stimulus bill. this is a lifeline. >> here in new york cases are doubling every three days. and the white house told people if you left new york recently to go anywhere in the country, you should self-quarantine for 14 days. >> when you hear the numbers, it's so jarring. >> this is a city where people are kind of on top of each other. very densely packed. and so the virus can spread more quickly. >> an italian priest was live streaming his mass on facebook without realizing the funny filters were turned on. >> your phone is going to get you if you're not careful. the googly eyes, the whole thing. >> this morning's eye opener is presented by toyota. >> i love when that happens. it's always funny. it's a serious thing. that was funny. >> indeed. very good. >> welcome to "cbs this

morning." we're coming to you once again from the historic ed sullivan theater. home to the late show with stephen colbert. the broadcast center is temporary closed out of abundance of cautious. we're learning that phrase a lot, abundance of caution. anthony mason -- you're so far away. >> we were already far away. i don't know where anthony mason is. he's in his new york city apartment where his caution is abunda abundant. what do you have, anthony? >> yeah. i'm self-quarantining, guys. i'm absolutely fine. i don't have symptoms or anything but a family member has lost their sense of taste and smell. we talked about this yesterday. this sort of new symptom that's showing up a lot. it's the only symptom that they have, but just out of as we keep saying an abundance of caution, great concern as you've talked about all morning, things are getting really serious in new york. i'm overlooking broadway from

any apartment and there's not a soul on the street. a lot of people are staying home, and i am too. >> and the slightest little thing makes everybody very nervous. we appreciate your abundance of caution. >> when this is over, we should all go cliff diving together or something. >> i'm going to pass on that. >> coffee would be nice. >> anthony, we'll talk to you later on. here's where we stand this morning in the coronavirus crisis. there are more than 55,000 reported cases of the virus in america. and more than 800 deaths. new york right where we are sitting at this very moment has become the epicenter with more than 26,000 cases. and that's about seven times as many as the next closest state, new jersey. in the nation's capital, a deal on a $2 trillion economic stimulus plan. that's the largest in american history. the package expected to pass today provides more than $130 billion for health care facilities and medical needs

including protective equipment. $150 billion will go to state and local governments. and the federal government will pay the salaries of some laid off workers for four full months. >> it's drieescribed as a lifel. >> as the death toll rises we're hearing inspiring stories from those who have recovered. people describe the debillating symptoms and how their treatment and support systems helped them pull through this. david begnaud is home too. he talked to some of them. he joins us from his new york city apartment. david, what did you learn from the interviews? >> that there's hope happening around the country, gayle. by which people are walking out of a hospital survivors. it's important for us to not only tell you where the cases are rising but also where people are surviving. because folks have said to me david, i want to know how they were treated and how their recover is going.

today we're starting in georgia. >> look at me. i'm home. >> clay is happy to be home. he is quarantined in his bedroom after spending 12 days in a georgia hospital. we followed his fight against coronavirus for more than a week. >> i can't even hardly move. and i can't breathe. i can't catch my breath. >> there was a point where the doctors told clay there was really nothing more they could do. >> they said we put these antibiotics through your system. and they said you in worse shape today than you were when you came in the hospital. it's like ten times stronger than the flu. when it hits you, it hits like a hammer. >> clay said about when the doctors were going to put him on a ventilator, there were signs of improvement. he said his faith was key to recovery. >> i couldn't breathe at all. all the sudden i felt the lord. his presence was there, and i felt him blow air in my lungs? >> that chest tightness and

feeling like you can't get your breathe of the away. >> four days ago, the 36-year-old mother of four was diagnosed. she's still dealing with diz dizziness and fatigue. >> i'm going to get through it and nothing else bad is going to happen. >> and then there's the story of frank eller, an 87-year-old retired marine from san diego who was just released from the hospital. he was in critical condition when he was evacuated from a cruise ship and taken to a hospital in puerto rico two weeks ago. he arrived with pneumonia and five underlying conditions, severe heart conditions. we spoke to him from his hospital bed a week ago. >> at what point in the treatment progress did you start to feel relief? >> i would say once they got me in this isolation room and started getting the antibiotics in me and the oxygen, almost immediately. of course, we could not have done it without the hospital's

outstanding efforts. and finally, the dprgrace of go. >> amen. >> that's why i'm here. >> mr. eller is at home this morning in san diego. he was never on a ventilator. and i can't get over this. five underlying heart conditions. and he still survived at 87. how's that for hope? >> that is a wonderful story. >> we needed to hear that. we need to hear the stories of survival. i love the clay story. we've been following him all over the country to see him back home. that's great. i love all the stories, actually, of everybody that survived? >> yeah. >> wonderful. we have an abun dance of hope here. thank you for contributing that reporting. we want to get more on hope from dr. david agus for his reaction and what it looks like for someone after the coronavirus. what an idea. there is an after.

doctor, good morning. >> good morning. >> what does recovery look like? >> i mean, first, they're beautiful stories. people getting better and offering stories of hope to everybody else. the incubation period for this virus is about 2 to 9 days and classically when they present, what's different about this virus is your virus load is highest when you present with symptoms. it doesn't go up with time after you present. it's highest then. that's probably why you're so infectious and the average time is about ten days of the significant symptoms until you start to improve. it's a very long disease course, and then going home, you're not perfect yet. you've got a long road to recovery but you're home and out of danger. >> you always feel better at home. what are doctors learning about the patients that have recovered? what are they learning from them? >> well, we're learning in several small studies the virus can last longer than we thought in the blood. that doesn't mean they're con thajs, but we're seeing virus out 20, 30 days.

and that's unusual. and also, you know, normally when you go home from a hospital, you can have a physical therapist rehab and go to the gym. well, in today's world you're home alone. it's a much harder course for the average patient after coronavirus than other diseases. you have to do it yourself. but you really need that rehab. you're not starting you're better the next day. you have to slowly build up your oxygen and muscle capacity. you got knocked down with a sledge hammer. >> doctor, on this theme of hope, one possible treatment we've been hearing about involves blood plasma. what is that and why do you like it? >> why do i like it? i mean, there's a -- in 1918 in the spanish flu, we did this. taking people who have been exposed to the virus and gotten better and we take out their plasma. that's the yellow part of blood which has antibodies that fight off the virus. and we actually give plasma from one patient to another patient. so a patient who got better c

their plasma can hopefully help somebody struggling against the virus. and fda enabled clinical trials to start at about 24 centers across the country to try to do this. it's not scaleable. it's hard to do, but the hope is it can work. it worked in ebola and we hope it can work here also. >> doctor, thank you very much. the coronavirus outbreak has reached prince charles. the latest on his condition. and also the

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britain's prince charles is self-isolating in scotland this morning after testing positive for the coronavirus. that's according to a statement from his office this morning. roxanne saberi is in london with new information. we heard he has minor symptoms. what sdodoes that mean and how serious is this? >> reporter: that's right. his office says that he has been displaying these minor symptoms, but otherwise he is in good health. we're told he was tested on monday after meeting the criteria for screening. he received the results last night confirming he has the virus. we're told he's in good spirits and not bedridden. in a statement, a spokesman for prince charles says he's been working from home throughout the last few days as usual. the prince's wife, camilla, the duchess of cornwall, was also tested but does not have the virus. both are over 70 years old. they're now self-isolating at a royal estate in scotland. the prince's spokesman says it's not possible to know how prince

charles caught the virus. his last public engagements were two weeks ago. like many he's been seen making an effort to avoid shaking hands. we've been told he also had a number of private meetings and that the people he met have been informed of his illness. prince charles has spoken with his sons, princes william and harry, as well as with the queen. buckingham palace says he last saw his mother on march 12th. the palace says she remains in good health. the 93-year-old queen has been staying at home in windsor castle along with her 98-year-old husband, prince philip. tony? >> reporting from london, thank you so much. so march 12th was the last contact with the queen. doing the math -- >> aren't we counting the numbers, yeah. >> it would seem that would be a safe distance. of course, there are a lot of people who go between the two of them i'm sure. >> exactly. when you're over 70, that also puts you in the category that's not good. it's very susceptible. >> mild for now. but that could change. we'll keep monitoring it. ahead, how strict new rules to contain the coronavirus are

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some hospitals are banning spouses, partners, and any other guests from being inside delivery -- boo -- and postpartum rooms because of the coronavirus crisis. more than 300,000 people have signed a petition against that precaution. if you've ever given birth, you know it's terrifying and exhilarating at the same time, and you'd like to see familiar faces in there. a number of pregnant women are now rethinking their delivery plan as they worry about their safety. our nikki battiste is one of them. she joins us from her new york city home. before you tell the story, i know according to the math you could deliver at any moment now. so how are you feeling? >> reporter: honestly, gayle, i'm devastated. we just found out that my husband, as of now, can't be in the delivery room with me. honestly, it felt like someone knocked the wind out of me.

mostly, you know, my heart breaks for him. but like me, there are so many pregnant women right now in these unthinkable scenarios which is why one woman told me she's decided to give birth at home. >> we decided to do a home birth because we wanted to be together, and we know some hospitals are putting parameters on who can be in the delivery room with us. >> reporter: at 33 weeks pregnant, jessica breitschwerdt says it is especially important for her and her husband to witness their daughter's birth together. just seven months ago, she had to share the big news of her pregnancy while the couple was apart. >> congratulations, my love. >> reporter: her husband is an immigrant and a travel ban kept him overseas for more than a year after their marriage. >> i feel like my stress level has come down a bit since we decided to go with the home birth and knowing that he can be there. >> reporter: also weighing into her decision is a concern shared

across the country that pregnant women or their newborns could contract coronavirus during a hospital delivery. limited studies show so far a mother with covid-19 does not appear to pass the virus through her placenta or breast milk. but it is unclear how dangerous coronavirus could be for a newborn. >> talk to your doctor, get their opinion. >> reporter: carolyn alexander is president of mommies, a doula, or a birthing coach company. >> if you have a lot of risk factors, i think it's better for you not to -- not to deliver your baby at home. if we can't physically go on, we're going to do it the way we're doing it now. we're going to skype people. we're going to be on zoom. we're going to be facetiming. >> reporter: according to the american college of obstetricians and gynecologists, roughly one-third of first-time moms attempting home birth end up transferring to a hospital. a scenario that could stress expectant parents in an already overwhelmed health care system. >> a lot of the medical experts

we've spoken with say home birth is risky. does that concern you? >> yes. i mean, absolutely. our primary goal is to have a healthy baby and, you know, for everything to go as well as possible. >> reporter: have you had moments of doubts about the decision? >> there's so many unknowns, you know. but i -- i tell myself there's also plenty of births that don't go as planned in the hospital. i just have to kind of trust god because it's out of my hands. >> reporter: doctors say it's too early to tell if there are coronavirus concerns for pregnant women early in their pregnancy like miscarriage or birth defects. another policy some hospitals are implementing, like mine, is that women must wear masks during delivery. and they say that's to protect the health care workers, newborns, and us. >> boy, i see how upset you are about your spouse not being able to be in the room. seems like, tony and nikki, too,

they ought to figure something out that the partner of the baby, the parent of the baby should be there. that's tough. >> men are useless in the delivery room with the exception of this is a kpix5 news morning update. good morning. take a look at the roadways right now. is is weather our there. care fill as you head out and about today. it is fairly quiet. chp is at 280 at sand hill road, affecting the ramp, not the main lines of 280 but a vehicle did spin out and possible injuries reported. some flooding 101. overall that is moving at an

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time to bring you some of the stories that are the "talk of the table" this morning. i am at my home table today because i'm in self-quarantine. but this, of course, is where we share stories that we want to share with each other and all of you. and we should go first to that big, beautiful table in the ed sullivan theater. who's starting us off? >> i'm going to go first if that's okay. you're going to like this one. it's about music. the music industry's taking a hit as americans stay home during this pandemic. surprisingly, perhaps, streaming is down. that's according to numbers from alpha data. last week audio and video streams dropped more than 7.5%. that's compared to the week before. but for those who did stream, there was a shift in music

genres of what people are listening to. people were less likely to stream pop, rap, or r&b. instead they opted for classical, that's not a surprise, it's so soothing, folk, and children's music. tonight, you must have a favorite children's song. when my kids were little it was raffi. all raffi songs. there was a care bear song we used to sing. some of it is infectious. >> the fire truck song and duck song available on youtube. millions of views. some parents are nodding in agreement right now. not available on spotify. if people aren't communitying they're not going to listen to work pump-up song, not to podcasts. they are saying, just go to play, i'm going try to write this email from home. speaking of working from home, i've been wondering, as i see so many people's setups and their decorations, they look so professional from the waist up. i find myself wondering, as sure

many of are you wondering, what does it look like from the waist down. turns out other viewers were -- were thinking the same thing. i got an email, my wife got an email, and it found its way to me, from a viewer that remembered that way back in 1970, there was a cbs news correspondent named robert pierpont. this is him on the white house lawn. he was about to play a game of tennis with a white house source and there was breaking news. he was summoned to the lawn for his live shot. he appeared very professional on television, dignified and playing the part. and then some time went by, and his picture was published. it became a scandal. cbs news was upset. he wrote in his memoir, mr. pierpont -- >> cbs news was upset? >> quote, my superiors were far from pleased, apparently feeling that tennis shorts and jacket and tie did not provide a dignified image. >> so anthony mason, you know it begs the question about you, sir. >> reporter: i was waiting for that. i might be -- i might be -- >> stand up. we dare you to stand up.

>> reporter: unfortunately, the bottom half is just blue jeans. it's kind of boring. i was thinking this morning i wanted to do this show without shoes and socks. but in just the last moment i try -- i was like afraid of this very question. so unfortunately, that's not >> wait.eresting. wait -- >> i love the -- >> wait. before you go, i've sort of given up my high heels. can somebody get a tight shot? these are flip-flops. everybody needs a good flip-flop. i know you never see my shoes. i go, okay, i'm going to wear flip-flops to work. it's also -- very, very nice. >> are you going to tell them about the blanket? are you going to tell them about the blanket, too? >> i got that, too. >> she's showing off the shoe but not the foot. >> not the foot. >> services closed here in new york. >> i look like a creature from the black lagoon. i need a pedicure bad, but that's a whole other story. do you have something, anthony? >> reporter: yeah, i do. all of us i think at this point in time, particularly if we're confined to our homes, we're looking for something uplifting. >> yes. >> reporter: there' been a lot

of wonderful music posted. i found something on instagram that really touched me. it comes from a great blues musician named kevmo who's won a bunch of grammys. he talked about on instagram, about how much he loves "america the beautiful" and played some of it. you got to listen. ♪ o beautiful for spacious skies for amber waves of grain ♪ >> reporter: you can hear more@kenmomusic. he's terrific. >> that's nice. thank you, sir. don't leave us. we want you to join us when we talk to kevin bacon. kevin bacon has created a social media campaign to encourage social distancing. celebrities like ellen degeneres, demi lovato, elton

john have performed in the "i stay home for" challenge. kevin bacon kicked it off by sharing who he stays home for. >> right now like people around the word, i'm staying home because it saves lives, and it is the only way we're going to slow down the spread of this coronavirus. every one of us has someone who is worth staying home for. and i am staying home for kyra sedgwick. >> and kyra sedgwick is a doll. and kevin's wife. we were on a plane once. she's awesome. kevin bacon is with us from his home in los angeles. good morning to you, kevin bacon. we've all played that six degrees of separation game with kevin bacon. but you're taking it to a whole different level. so bravo and thank you. what made you come up with this? what were you seeing that you thought hold on, people. >> you know, i've always felt that six degrees was a cool concept if you take me out of it, you know.

i don't think it's ever really been about me. it's really about the connectivity of people on this planet. and it's really about our desire to feel connected to somebody else. so those two things are happening so simultaneously in such a real and terrifying way right now. and so i felt like to play off of that and to try to encourage people to social distance and to think about the fact that somebody that they had interacted with will interact with somebody else and somebody else and that that interaction could cause somebody to become sick. and everybody is going to -- i think we're at the point where everybody feels like they know somebody or -- or somebody knows somebody who's -- who's gotten sick or who is at risk. and so this just seemed like a natural fit. >> yeah. and you've heard from thousands of people who have responded to

the "i stay at home for" hash tag. are there messages that stands out to you? >> there's so many. that's a great thing about a hash tag is that i'm -- i'm incredibly grateful for the celebrity component. and there's a lot of them. and they've done a lot of fun stuff and interesting stuff. and it's kind of spread in that way which is a lot of fun. but also just regular people i get to look at their hash tags. and i mean -- one guy really cracked me up because he -- 97 and he just has this sign up that says, "i st#istayhomeforme. i've been impressed. you know, kids and people from all over the world -- and the other important thing and i want to point out is that -- you know, there's a lot of people that can't stay home because they are on the front lines. the heroes thereof situation,

our medical workers and first responder and even the unlikely heroes that we have out there worki ining grocery stores and sanitation. if anything else, let's stay home for them to try to keep them as healthy as possible because we really need them right now. >> i know. kevin -- >> you know, i feel -- go ahead -- >> you go ahead. finish. go ahead. >> i just feel really grateful that i have a situation where i can be here and i do have enough food. you know, am with my wife and my -- and i feel extremely grateful for all of those things. we have to keep in our minds the people that are not so fortunate. >> i'm so glad that you started this game. our co-anchor, anthony maven, is at home. he's taking your challenge, too. anthony, do you have anything for kevin? he can hear you. >> reporter: yeah. i wanted to ask -- one of the -- the staying home thing is very interesting. in the abstract, everybody loves

the idea. and then -- but we're not used to spending this much time with each other, even the people we really love. i know you've been married for, what, 30 years to kyra? are you finding challenges that you're spending more time together now? >> yeah. we're doing okay. i think the marriage is going to survive the virus. i mean, we're doing -- we're doing well. we really enjoy each other's compani company, and we're super grateful for that. this is all new for all of us. even the ways we approach it and the -- kind of the rules and -- you're constantly spending your day kind of going, okay, what am i -- not only what am i going to do, how am i going to try to keep myself safe. it's -- it's a learning curve for sure. i mean, i remember it seems like just yesterday that, you know, weiner kind -- we were like if

washing hands we're good. things have changed. >> changed big time. >> not meant for captivity but finding a way to live with it at the moment. kevin bacon, thank you so much for being here. >> great idea. thank you, kevin. >> thanks for having me, folks. ahead the

all across this fair nation people who are self-isolating are stoffering virtual concerts, streaming television shows, and listening to podcasts if they haven't discovered them already. dan ackerman, editor with cnet, joins us from his home in vermont. he's got the civil war beard going. looking good. >> he does. yeah. >> all right. save us, what do we do to pass the time? >> if you're going to be away in the country, you might as well get the beard to go with it. i think a lot of what we're doing is leaning into things that we already had before, which is those streaming services, netflix, disney-plus, amazon prime video, apple tv-plus, and really discovering a lot of the shows that are on there, binging them. but also finding new things, too. i think it's super interesting that a lot of movie companies are now taking first-run movies and putting them on line because otherwise they're just going to burn the theatrical release and lose their window. things like "birds of prey" and the new "invisible man" and

"onward" skipping the theaters, what they have to do right now. >> i love there idea. you know, there are a lot of events happening. d.j. nice had a great dance party the other night. stars are giving concerts. how is technology helping us feel less isolated? >> i mean, we have all the streaming and connectivity we could ever need. and everyone is doing zoom meetings. we just did a zoom happy hour at my office. we also used that for regular meetings, occasionally. my son is having zoom play dates with his friends. he gets six up on the sdrooen same time, all -- screen at the same time, all with different fake backgrounds behind them, it's hilarious. a lot of the social isolation is cured not just by one-way communication where somebody like john legend does a streaming concert and you watch it but two-way communication where we're having video chats like you never thought you would for work. you know, also communicating through things like online games, online game services, whether "fortnite" or "call of

duty" or anything else. they let you voice chat and video chat. >> let us not forget cbs all access. i'm on episode eight of "piccard." you have the whole backgrounds of "star trek." what about for kids, parents need help, our younger viewers, what have you got? >> i found it's fascinating that a bunch of the authors that my son love like mi willens and people are doing live readings or live drawing tutorials often through twitter or through facebook video. and they just get on, and they show you how to do something or they'll read to you from their books. and that's a great way to keep kids busy, although i find especially for school-aged kids they're pretty busy anyway because a lot of the schools that are out have google classrooms set up. you have to show how to use a chrome book or lap tap, get them sign -- laptop, get them signed in, they do a full day of schoolwork which is fantastic. >> i find myself disconnected. i reached out to say can i be part of your zoom meeting and

i'm not part of the group. i want people to talk to during the daytime. >> you can call me, gayle. >> tony. >> you do a funny background. >> yes, yes, yes. i know. creativity and imagination, there's lots to choose from. thank you, dan ackerman. david letterman giving him a run for his money. >> the hibernation beard. >> there you go. to learn what we and our colleagues like, head to cbsthismorning.com. coming up before we go, the singing doctor who is using medicine and music to help others feel better. we'll be right back. california phones offers free specialized phones... like cordless phones, - (phone ringing) - big button, and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. call or visit

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i've been able to gravitate toward and sort of brings things to ease. >> reporter: an ease he hopes to share with millions of people through the power of music. something he believes has the potential to heal anything. >> medicine, you know, i found goes only so far. and surgery only goes so far. but music goes places that medicine can't go. when i can see people from all walks of life taking care of a person to make sure we save that person's life, that's hopeful to me. and so i think as long as i see that, i can't ever lose hope. ♪ i hope someday that you will join us and the world will live as one ♪ >> nice. that's awesome. >> reporter: music heals, too. >> it does. that was really awesome. i'm looking at the doctor, voice, career, biceps, what

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good morning. it is 8:55. i'm gianna franco. if you're headed out onto the roadways you're dealing with slick surfaces this morning. mary will have more on that. overall as far as traffic goes, it is an easy commute on the area bridges. no major delays, accident. we have had a handful of crashes where vehicles have spun out in lanes. hillsdale on-ramp a crash trying to get on 101. that is blocking the ramp. san mateo bridge looking good. things are pretty quiet at the tol plaza. no toll takers at the tol plazas.

that will be something to look out for. as you take a look at traffic here, along the peninsula, it is fairly quiet. again, things are moving nicely. new schedule changes. keep that in mind especially if you're using bart. 5:00 a.m. start and they extend it at night. let's check your forecast. here is mary. and tracking the weather from home here in san jose. let's get right to high def doppler. we're looking at scattered showers in spots this morning. so let's zoom in and you can see those showers that are pushing across the peninsula as well as for the east bay. so from south san francisco to fremont getting the wet start. as we head through the day, a little bit of sunshine. a little shower activity. an isolated thunderstorm is possible with daytime heating. now daytime highs will be on the cool side below average. 55

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